Urolitiasis vesical por fosfato de calcio en hembra canina.

Abstract

Urolithiasis is the formation of stones in any part of the urinary tract, urinary stones are formed when the concentration of certain minerals in the urine exceed the level determined. The risk factors are the species, race, sex, age, anatomical or functional alterations, metabolic alterations, urinary tract infections, diet or urinary pH. Among the most common minerals are: struvite, calcium oxalate, calcium phosphate. These are called apatite uroliths and the most frequent forms are hydroxyapatite and apatite carbonate, which usually appear as a minor component of struvite and calcium oxalate stones. We present a clinical case of a canine Pug patient in Vetmedical veterinary clinic, who attended the clinic due to dysuria, hematuria, anuria, abdominal pain, restlessness and vomiting. . Through diagnostic aids such as blood count, creatinine, uroanalysis and ultrasound, bladder urolithiasis was diagnosed. The treatment was based on surgical intervention for cystotomy to extract the urolith, and pharmacological and stabilization palliative treatment to which it evolved favorably. The main objective of the following report was to conduct a literature review of the theoretical bases that exist on the subject, and make a comparison with the case mentioned above.